ZigZag

The 28th edition of the Sea Harvest SA Junior Surfing Championships, presented by SMTH Shapes and supported by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and Ocean Freedom, was completed at Lower Point in Jeffreys Bay in good surf conditions on Sunday, September 29th. After five days of beautiful waves and intense competition, the East London-based Buffalo City Surfriders took the coveted Freedom Cup from Cape Town Surfriders, last year’s winners. The Freedom Cup is awarded to the team accumulating... Читать дальше...

Steven Sawyer (RSA) won the Abu Dhabi Longboard Classic Presented by Modon, Stop No. 3 of the 2024 World Surf League (WSL) Longboard Tour over the last weekend in September. In a historic day of competition, the WSL crowned its first event winners in its first event in the UAE. The competition was hosted in the perfect three-foot waves of the Surf Abu Dhabi facility, which utilizes the Kelly Slater Wave Company technology.  2018 World Longboard Champion Steven Sawyer Returns to the Winner’s Podium... Читать дальше...

The 28th Sea Harvest SA Junior Champs presented by SMTH Shapes got underway at Lower Point in J-Bay earlier this week. Here’s a recap of what’s gone down so far: DAY 1 Sea Harvest SA Junior Champs presented by SMTH Shapes  The first day of competition at the 2024 Sea Harvest SA Junior Surfing Championships was small and light onshore, but day number two was something special. The best junior surfers in the country were greeted with perfect and clean three-foot waves and a light offshore to groom them perfectly... Читать дальше...

Seal Point, Cape St Francis – In small and onshore conditions, Taylor Emslie and Rory Dace emerged victorious in the premier U16 Division at the Rip Curl GromSearch Final event presented by Sea Harvest. When all the points had been tallied, Louise Lepront and Rory Dace were the clear series winners. They received an entry into the Rip Curl Global Finals in Bali in November and a R20k travel voucher for their travels. Rip Curl GromSearch Finals Seal Point The best junior surfers battled it out... Читать дальше...

  Small but contestable waves were the order of the day for the second day of the Rip Curl GromSearch Seal Point presented by Sea Harvest and The Kouga Municipality. This contest, the fifth and final event in the five-part series, will decide the series winners and award the two U16 division winners special prizes. The U16 Girls and Boys winners will win an entry into the Rip Curl GromSearch International Finals in Bali in November and a R20k travel voucher to be used towards this event. Zigzag Magazine... Читать дальше...

The day started with thunder, lightning, and a downpour, but once that was all over, it turned out to be an amazing day of surfing at the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Sea Harvest.  Light onshore winds, some sunshine, and highly contestable waves reeled down the point for the competitors. Some top performers included Ben Esterhuyse (CPT), Leo MacLeod (CSF), Luc Lepront (Scottburgh), Levi Epenetos (Melkbos), Josh Malherbe (Coffee Bay), and Kai Stubbs (CPT). This event has a lot on the line, with the SA Surf Tour final rankings... Читать дальше...

It is time for the final event of the Rip Curl GromSearch Series presented by Sea Harvest. The tournament is the culmination of a year-long series that has taken place at various venues along our coastline, including Long Beach in Cape Town, Nahoon Reef in East London, Dairy Beach in Durban and East Beach in Port Alfred. What is the Rip Curl GromSearch? Surfing South Africa runs this five-contest mini-series under the SA Surf Tour. The Rip Curl GromSearch is a global concept with tours in many countries worldwide. Читать дальше...

Western Cape Atlantic Surf, Tableview Billabong Cavendish Billabong Somerset Billabong Garden Route Billabong Langeberg Boardriders Canal Walk Boardriders Westcoast (Milnerton) Keep It Simple Surf (K.I.S.S), CBD Kommetjie Surf Shop Lifestyle Muizenberg Natural Energy, (Strand Surf & Sports) Quiksilver Blueroute Roxy Muizenberg / Surf Emporium Sunset Surf Waves Surf Shop – Mossel Bay Eastern Cape Billabong St Francis Just Surfing Gqeberha Just Surfing East London Country Feeling Gqeberha Quiksilver... Читать дальше...

Finals Day at the 2024 South African Longboard Championships presented by Ryd, sanctioned by Surfing South Africa delivered wild and woolly onshore conditions at Seal Point, Cape St. Francis. Competitors across the board put on exceptionally brilliant performances, with victors proving that they have the mettle to excel in all conditions. In the Open Men’s division, Sam Christianson (KZN) did the unthinkable and claimed his fourth consecutive South African Longboard title. Holding long, stable... Читать дальше...

Emily Jenkinson (RSA) and Luke Thompson (RSA) won the World Surf League (WSL) Buffalo City Pro Junior (JQS) 1,000 today in fun, two-to-three foot waves at Nahoon Reef. Stop No. 2 on the WSL Africa regional junior tour, the points earned will help a great deal for the region’s top juniors who want to qualify for the WSL World Junior Championships.  Pictured: Emily Jenkinson (RSA) in her first JQS final at the Buffalo City Pro Junior. Credit: © WSL / McGregor Emily Jenkinson Earns First-Ever Pro... Читать дальше...